Ironing-table.



V. A. WHITE. IRONING TABLE. APPLIO IIIIIIIIIII 2026,1905

VERNON A. WHITE, or JENIFER, ALABAMA, A

IRONING-TABLE.

SSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 or JENIFER, ALABAMA.

HENRY A. STEWART Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed December 26, 1905. Serial No. 293,427.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERNON A. Wnrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jenifer, in the county of Talladega and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Im n-ov'oments in Ironing-Tables, or which the following in a specilicatioii,

My inventiop has relation to improvements in ironing tables and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawingz Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing table constructed in accordance with my invention. elevation of the ironing table in folded condition, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3, of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, l designates pairs of inclined and crossed supporting legs which are provided on their inner sides with upper and lower cleats 2 and 3, respectively. The cleats 2 and 3 are provided with bearings 4 to adapt the legs to be pivotally secured to any intermediate frame. The cleats brace the legs, and the top cleats receive the ironing board. The intermediate frame consists of two parallel harsh, to which are secured pivot bars (5, said pivot bars being braced by inclined braces 7. The upper and lower ends'of the pivot bar Gare reduced to provide trunnions 8 which are fitted in the bearings 4 to pivotally lnount the legs. The upper ends of the legs are reduced to provide projections 9 which extend above the cleats Z. An ironing board 10 is mounted upon the cleats 2 and has its side edges notched, at 11, to receive the projections 9, The seating of the projections 9 in the notches ll prevents the board from rnoving longitudinally upon the legs and prevents the legs from having any movement upon their pivots.

When it is desired to fold the ironing table for storage the board 10 is removed and the legs turned inwardly,

as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. To support the board 10 when the table is in folded condition, I secure to the outer sides of the legs 1 brackets 12, which comprise spacing blocks 13 secured to the legs and vertically disposed arms 14 secured to said spacing blocks.

Fig. 2 is a view in side The board 10 is mounted upon the brackets 12 between the arms 14 and the outer surfaces of'the legs, the blocks [3 spacing the arms 14 a sullicient distance from the legs to permit of the easy application and removal of the board 10. The board in this position serves to retain the ironing table in folded condition, and by providing the brackets 12 for the reception of the board 10 the table may be easily and compactly folded for storage. When it is desired to use the table the board 10 is removed from the brackets 12 and the legs 1 moved outward into the position illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings. After the legs have been thus positioned the board is applied, the projections 9 fitting into the notches 11 thereol'.

lt apparent from the above description, taken in connection with theaccoinpanying drawings, that I provide an ironing table which may be compactly folded for storage, and ohe wherein the ironing board serves the dual function of retaining the table in folded and unfolded condition.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention will be understood without a further extended description.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention,

wlutt I claim is:

An ironing table comprising an lritermediate frame with longitudinal parallel bars arranged one above the other, vertical bars havlng trunnions on opposite ends secured to the ends of the longitudlnal burs and provided with iuclined braces to contuct therewith and with the lower longitudinal lull, crossed legs having reduced upper ends to provide projections, said legs being also provided with bracing cleats all. their upper and lower end, eacliof which is provided with hearings therein which serve to pivotully secure the legs to said trunnlons, an Ironing board mounted on the cleats and having notches to detuchahly secure the same with said projections of sold legs, substantially as specified.

in testimony whereol,'l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

' VERNON A. WHITE.

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